Haarlem is the ultimate Dutch city. And visiting the city has some advantages over visiting Amsterdam. The architecture, museums and dreamy cobbled streets are equally pretty and impressive to Amsterdam’s counterparts. But since the hordes of tourists stay away…
Edam, The Netherlands. If I would tell you, that there’s an ultimately Dutch town, only a 20-minute bus trip away from Amsterdam. A town that is lined by canals, traditional Dutch houses and old-fashioned Dutch bridges. A town that is…
Canals, we all love them. Don’t we? I know I do. Because, where I was born in The Netherlands there are no canals. Yes, you read it. There are places in The Netherlands without canals. Eek! Lucky for me…
Amsterdam doesn’t get closer to her Golden Age glorie than she does in winter. When snow (hopefully) falls, canals freeze, life slows down and wandering along Waterlooplein you can just imagine bumping into a warmly wrapped up Rembrandt on…
You can travel from Amsterdam to the most southern tip of The Netherlands in just a little over 2 hours. Then you will find yourself in Maastricht, one of the prettiest cities in the country and one of the…
Winter in The Netherlands, not a good time to visit, you think? Think again! Because winter in The Netherlands is the time for ice skating in the middle of ancient cities, enjoying a mulled wine with your bitterball and…
Not only does The Hague hold many cultural gems, like Vermeer’s The Girl with the Pearl Earring, but The Hague is also right by the sea. The Hague Beach, which is Scheveningen, is one of Holland’s oldest and most…